Creating an organization Special Unit for Transportation Research and Analytics (SUTRA) for data analytics

Setting up duly empowered missions to take forward 7 activities with time bound targets – missions are for switching over to 25 tonne axle load, increasing speeds, accounting reforms, commissioning 100 sidings/PFTs in 2016-17, preparing a blueprint of utilizing the network once DFC is commissioned, zero accident for safety and for procurement and consumption efficiency.

90 new projects involving a total investment of Rs. 1,26,172 crore covering about 8,432 kms covering new line, doubling, gauge conversion and Metropolitan Transport Project (MTP) included in the Budget.

In 2016-17, Broad Gauge lines at the rate of over 7 km per day against an average of about 4.3 Km per day in the last 6 years. This pace will increase to about 13 kms per day in 2017-18 and 19 kms per day in 2018-19

Port connectivity: Tuna Port commissioned in 2015-16 and rail connectivity projects to ports of Jaigarh, Dighi, Rewas and Paradip under implementation. For 2016-17, to take up connectivity for the ports of Nargol and Hazira under PPP.

Porters to have new uniforms and train them in soft skills, to be henceforth called sahayak.

Q What is there for Cleanliness?

‘Clean my Coach’ service through SMS.

Ranking of A1 and A stations based on periodic third party audit and passenger feedback.

Waste segregation and recycling centres.

‘Awareness campaigns’ for cleanliness.

Additional 30,000 bio-toilets.

Providing portable structures with bio-toilets at all platforms of select stations for senior citizens, Divyang and women travellers.

Q What is there for farmers?

Encouraging development of cold storage facilities on vacant land near freight terminals. Local farmers and fishermen would be given preferential usage of the facility. A policy in this regard would be issued in the next 3 months.

Allowing floriculture/horticulture along tracks.

Q What is there for Industry?

Expanding the freight basket by looking beyond core commodities

Starting a time-tabled freight container, parcel and special commodity trains on a pilot basis

Container sector to be opened to all traffic barring coal and specified mineral ores and part-loads during the non-peak season.

Existing terminals/sheds to grant access to container traffic, where feasible

At least one Divyang friendly toilet at each platform in A1 class stations in 2016-17.

Q Are there any measures for the business traveller?

For passengers transiting railway network for freshening up before moving on with their business for the day, hourly booking of retiring rooms to be allowed instead of the existing minimum of 12 hours.

Retiring rooms to be handed over to IRCTC for management.

Q What is there for Suburban systems?

Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP) III to be taken forward.

Financial closure and an early award of tenders for two elevated suburban corridors between Churchgate-Virar and CSTM-Panvel

Raise all low level platforms in Mumbai suburban stations in 2016-17

Issues related to East West Corridor of Kolkata Metro resolved and Phase I will be completed by June 2018; working on the possibility of extending the East West Corridor by 5 km.

Reviving the Ring Railway system in Delhi in partnership with the State Government.

Major programme to build an integrated suburban ecosystem of IR by launching a new investment framework with sharing of equity contribution with the State Governments and ensuring cost neutrality on operations; detailed policy in 4 months.

States of Mizoram and Manipur will come on the Broad Gauge map of the country with commissioning of the Kathakal-Bhairabi and Arunachal-Jiribam Gauge Conversion projects.

Decongestion work on the Jalandhar- Jammu line, an important link to the valley, is going on in full swing. Doubling of two bridges will be commissioned by March 2016, while the other two bridges will be completed by 2016-17.

Q What are the provisions for Technology?

Integrating various facilities into two mobile apps – one dealing with all ticketing issues and the other for receipt and redressal of complaints and suggestions.

Physical progress on DFC to be monitored in 2016-17 using latest drone and Geo Spatial based satellite technology

Initiated system wide integration of IT programs/systems, both horizontal and vertical, akin to an ERP through innovative partnership models.

Process leading to award of tenders electronically to be rolled out on a Pan-India basis in 2016-17.

Q Is there anything related to innovation and startups?

Setting aside a sum of Rs. 50 crore for innovation grants to employees, startups and growth oriented small businesses

Innovation labs to be set up in workshops and production units to support creative innovation by locals and staff.

Annual innovation challenge

To develop a Test Track for testing prototypes.

Q What is there for State Governments?

Creation of Joint Ventures with State Governments for undertaking rail based projects. Received in principle approval from 17 states, out of which 6 MOUs have already been signed.

LIC has agreed to invest Rs. 1.5 lakh crore over five years on extremely favourable terms.

Looking forward to setting up a Fund with multilateral assistance for financing railway projects.

Non fare revenues

Station redevelopment will help monetize land and buildings through commercial exploitation of vacant land and space rights over station buildings.

Monetizing land along tracks

Monetizing soft assets such as data, software and some of the free services such as PNR enquiry, e-commerce activities on IRCTC website.

Target to increase the advertising revenues by more than 4 times the current revenues.

To liberalize the current parcel policies including opening the sector to container train operators

Expanding our service offerings specially to growing sectors such as e-commerce.

Pilot project for online booking of parcels.

Revenues from manufacturing activity of production units and workshops for domestic and international market; revenue targeted at Rs. 4,000 crore by 2020.

Q Make in India

After agreement for setting up two loco factories in India with an order book of about Rs. 40,000 crore, a similar bid process started for train sets for Rajdhani and Shatabdi services; current procurement to be increased by 30%.

Production units and workshops to aim at generating annualised revenues of about Rs 4,000 crore by 2020 through manufacturing products for domestic and international markets.

IRCTC has begun the process of empanelling Self-help groups for providing catering/cooking services.

Partnering with NABARD to provide support and access to our IRCTC website to ensure extensive e- marketing for products produced by the Self-help groups.

Partnered with Khadi and Village Industries Commission to support creation of employment and self-reliance in rural India resulting in the generation of 17 lakh man days; will continue to partner with them

Will encourage sourcing of products from SC/ST entrepreneurs.

Q Are there any measures related to tourism?

Partner with the State Governments for operating tourist circuit trains and explore the possibility of a revenue sharing model.

To spread awareness about our National Animal, the Tiger, we will offer complete packages including train journey, safaris and accommodation to cover the wildlife circuit comprising Kanha, Pench and Bandhavgarh.